Bachelder named AFC CEO, Popeyes president

ATLANTA Cheryl A. Bachelder, a one-time president of KFC, has been named chief executive of AFC Enterprises Inc. and president of its 1,878-unit Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits chain. She replaces interim CEO Frederick B. Beilstein. Bachelder, 51, who has been a member of AFC’s board since November 2006, was chief concept officer and president of Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC Corp. from 2001 to 2003, with oversight of all U.S. restaurants. She served as vice president of marketing and product ...

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